Updated Hospice Compare information now available; free webinar for hospice providers
The May 2018 quarterly Hospice Compare quality data is now available. It is based on Hospice Item Set (HIS) quality measure results from data...
National summit leads to dementia recommendations
Participants in the Research Summit on Dementia Care, held in October 2017, have recommended nearly 700 new strategies for understanding dementia, working toward a...
National Skilled Nursing Care Week honors staff, residents and families
National Skilled Nursing Care Week, which is May 13-19, is a time to acknowledge the role skilled nursing care centers have in caring for...
Join the livestream event for National Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL), together with the National Coalition on Mental Health...
Applications being accepted for Music & Memory® program
Over the next two years, 55 South Dakota nursing homes will have the opportunity to receive national Music & Memory® certification, training and equipment...
Funding for affordable senior housing in jeopardy
The Trump Administration has proposed to cut funding for affordable housing at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by 22 percent,...
May is Older Americans Month
Every May, the Administration on Aging, which is part of the Administration for Community Living, leads our nation's observance of Older Americans Month. Keeping...
Nursing facilities placed into receivership
Eighteen nursing homes and one assisted living center operated by the for-profit Skyline Health Care were placed into receivership earlier this week, following a...
LeadingAge town hall held at the Continuing Care Conference
Barbara Gay, Vice President of Public Policy and Communications for LeadingAge, participated in the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations annual Continuing Care conference...
Humana, private equity firms to buy hospice provider
Insurance giant Humana and two private equity firms - TPG Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe - have agreed to acquire privately held...
